BAGUIO CITY: After two successful electronic waste collection events done in the Summer Capital, a third is tentatively scheduled this October as local residents are asking for more dropping venues. This was revealed by City Environment and Parks Management Office (Cepmo) Water and Hazardous Waste Materials Division (WHWMD) head Wilbur Suanding after an online meeting on July 10 with officials of the Baguio Eco-waste Coalition, Environmental Management Bureau-Central Office (EMB-CO) and EMB-CAR, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Unido) and other concerned offices. Cepmo head engineer Marivic Empizo expressed gratitude to the villages, offices, and residents who disposed of their e-wastes as Unido reported that Baguio City has the highest quantity collected in the simultaneous e-waste collection event nationwide. From the business end, Ellen Lao of TiongSan Bazaar lent steel containers and weighing scales for the e-waste collection activity. In an interview, Suanding emphasized that e-wastes contain toxic materials such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) as flame retardants, mercury (Hg), copper (Cu), and lead (Pb) which could damage the aquifers and river water quality once not properly disposed of. An e-waste facility is also being planned in Bakakeng, in consultation with Cepmo, EMB-CAR, Unido, Ecowaste Coalition, and barangay officials.